This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Management

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Once a diagnosis of migraine has been made the patient should be offered explanation:

  • migraine is an inherited tendency to headache which can be treated but not cured
  • with the exception of women who smoke and take the oral contraceptive pill there is no significant association with serious disease
  • treatment takes time

The management of migraine can be divided into:

  • general measures
  • management of the acute attack of migraine
  • prevention of migraine

Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page